Qazvin County (Persian: شهرستان قزوین) is in Qazvin province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qazvin.[3]

Qazvin County
Persian: شهرستان قزوین
Location of Qazvin County in Qazvin province (yellow)
Location of Qazvin County in Qazvin province (yellow)
Location of Qazvin province in Iran
Location of Qazvin province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°28′N 49°55′E / 36.467°N 49.917°E / 36.467; 49.917[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceQazvin
CapitalQazvin
DistrictsCentral, Alamut-e Gharbi, Alamut-e Sharqi, Kuhin, Tarom-e Sofla
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
596,932
Time zoneUTC 3:30 (IRST)
Qazvin County at GEOnet Names Server

Demographics

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Languages and ethnic groups

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Persians, Azeris and Tats are the largest ethnic groups of people.[4][5] According to some sources, the majority of people in northern Qazvin (Alamut) are Tats who speak a dialect of the Tati language.[6][7][8][9][10][11] However, other sources claim that the majority of people in Alamut are Mazanderani[12] or Gilaks who speak a dialect of the Mazanderani language or Gilaki language.[13][14]

According to some linguists, the term ‘Tati’ was used by Turkic speakers to refer to non-turkic speakers.[15][16][17] This could explain why some sources claim the people of Alamut are Tats, while others claim they are Mazanderanies or Gilaks. Likely, the ‘Tats’ of Alamut are Mazanderani[18] or Gilak speakers who have been labeled as Tats as historically they were considered Mazanderani or Gilaks.[19][20][14]

Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 530,961 in 142,781 households.[21] The following census in 2011 counted 566,773 people in 169,078 households.[22] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 596,932 in 188,460 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

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Qazvin County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Qazvin County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[21] 2011[22] 2016[2]
Central District 469,367 509,953 517,952
Eqbal-e Gharbi RD 37,488 36,404 27,796
Eqbal-e Sharqi RD 13,159 14,657 10,360
Eqbaliyeh (city) 49,230 55,498 55,066
Mahmudabad-e Nemuneh (city) 19,669 21,796 21,982
Qazvin (city) 349,821 381,598 402,748
Kuhin District 17,411 15,587 19,222
Ilat-e Qaqazan-e Gharbi RD 6,133 4,422 7,161
Ilat-e Qaqazan-e Sharqi RD 9,880 9,543 10,650
Kuhin (city) 1,398 1,622 1,411
Rudbar-e Alamut-e Gharbi District[a] 16,255 15,056 20,896
Dastjerd RD 1,611 1,881 2,704
Rudbar-e Mohammad-e Zamani RD 7,622 6,710 9,355
Rudbar-e Shahrestan RD 6,057 5,301 7,584
Razmian (city) 965 1,164 1,253
Rudbar-e Alamut-e Sharqi District[b] 12,519 9,801 13,701
Alamut-e Bala RD 4,398 3,622 5,067
Alamut-e Pain RD 3,596 2,999 3,241
Moallem Kalayeh RD 2,329 1,573 3,170
Moallem Kalayeh (city) 2,196 1,607 2,223
Tarom-e Sofla District 15,409 15,839 25,160
Chuqur RD 2,308 2,161 3,547
Khandan RD 7,892 7,856 12,013
Kuhgir RD 2,873 1,861 4,547
Niyarak RD 1,874 2,923 4,248
Sirdan (city) 462 1,038 805
Total 530,961 566,773 596,932
RD = Rural District

See also

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  Media related to Qazvin County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (16 September 2024). "Qazvin County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Qazvin Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ The law establishing Qazvin province. rc.majlis.coim (Report) (in Persian). Guardian Council. c. 2022 [Approved 18 March 1376]. Notification 82844/T141K. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2023 – via Islamic Council Research Center.
  4. ^ "Qazvin: Millennial land". Archived from the original on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  5. ^ The official Media from Qazvin- February 10-2010 "زبان ودین مردم استان". Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2016..
  6. ^ Maciuszak, Kinga (1995). "Some Remarks on the Northern Iranian Dialect of the Alamūt Region". Iran. 33: 111–114. doi:10.2307/4299928. ISSN 0578-6967. JSTOR 4299928.
  7. ^ "Dr.Yarshater-Southern Tati.pdf" (PDF). Dropbox.
  8. ^ گونه‌های زبانی تاتی، دونالد استیلو، ۱۹۸۱
  9. ^ مقاله «بررسی گویش تاتی الموت»، پرویز البرزی ورکی، ۱۳۷۰، دانشگاه تهران
  10. ^ "الموت". Archived from the original on 27 January 2016.
  11. ^ "الموت من". alamouteman.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  12. ^ "کاهش توجه به زبان مازندرانی در قرن بیستم". ایرنا. 7 July 2019.
  13. ^ "روزنامه ولایت قزوین - استان قزوین؛ گنجینه زبان‌های ایرانی". velaiatnews.com.
  14. ^ a b Foundation, Encyclopaedia Iranica. "Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica". iranicaonline.org.
  15. ^ واژۀ تات را مردم ترک زبان به همسایگان غیرترک خود اطلاق می کردند. برخی تات را مترادف تازیک و تاجیک (یعنی فارسی زبان) دانسته ان دانشنامه اسلامید.
  16. ^ نامی که ترک ها به ایرانیان و کسانی که در سرزمین ترکان و یا سرزمین های تحت استیلای ترکان به سر می بردند... اند، فرهنگ عمید
  17. ^ به گروههای مختلف از اقوام غیرترک اطلاق شده:۱ - طبق قول مندرج دردیوان لغات الترک (۲۲۴) این نام نزد همه ترکان در مورد ایرانیان بکار میرفته جلال الدین مولوی هم دراشعار ترکی خود این نام را به ایرانیان اطلاق کرده.
  18. ^ "ملاحظاتی دربارهٔ گویش ناحیهٔ الموت از گویش‌های شمالی ایران". پرتال جامع علوم انسانی.
  19. ^ "گیلکی زوان ٚ آمۊجش". Telegram.
  20. ^ ألکامل، ابن اثیر
  21. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Qazvin Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  22. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Qazvin Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.